Blooms Taxonomy 2011
Blooms Taxonomy 2011
Blooms Taxonomy 2011
The Bloom Taxonomy is a cumulative hierarchical framework consisting of six categories, each
requiring achievement of the prior skill or ability before the next, more complex one. The
framework clarifies the fit of each lesson plan’s purpose, “essential question,” goal or objective.
The third level is Applying, which refers to using knowledge or principles in new or
real-life situations. The learner at this level solves practical problems by applying information
comprehended at the previous level.
The fourth level is Analyzing - breaking down complex information into simpler parts,
determining how the parts relate to one another and to an overall structure or purpose through
differentiating, organizing or implementing.
Evaluation (Judging the value of a product for a given purpose, using definite criteria)
Example: Analyze you own or a peer’s essay in terms of the principles of composition discussed
during the semester.
Example: In evaluating their made up stories, have students discuss which version of the story
they preferred, verbally or non-verbally.
Creating The sixth level is putting elements together to form a coherent or functional
whole; reorganizing elements into a new pattern or structure through planning or producing